M. Moorthy

Male, Deceased Person

– 2005

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Who was M. Moorthy?

M. Moorthy, also known as Mohammad Abdullah, was a corporal in the Malaysian Army and a member of the first group of Malaysians to successfully climb Mount Everest. A Malaysian Indian born and raised Hindu, a controversy about his religion arose after his death; he was buried as a Muslim against the wishes of his wife in accordance with a Syariah Court ruling that he had converted to Islam without the knowledge of his family.

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Died
Dec 20, 2005
Kuala Lumpur

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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